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    what are the adaptive features of cactus

    The adaptive features of cactus are the followings:-
    • The cactus is able to adapt to its harsh environment, because it is able to collect water from its roots and store it on its thick stems for drought periods. When there is no more water, the stems shrink in size so as to reduce the loosing of moisture from the plant.
    • Cactiare well adapted for the desert environment. They have needle-like leaves, stomata surrounded by hairs andthick waxy cuticleson the leaves. These features radically minimize the plants' water loss by transpiration allowing them to thrive in these extreme conditions.

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    it stores juices inside so that it doesn't dry out from the desert heat

    It has "spikes" instead of leaf, so that it would loose less water, which makesthem live in the desert.

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    The cactus is able to adapt to its harsh environment, because it is able to collect water from its roots and store it on its thick stems for drought periods. When there is no more water, the stems shrink in size so as to reduce the loosing of moisture from the plant.

    Cactiare well adapted for the desert environment. They have needle-like leaves, stomata surrounded by hairs andthick waxy cuticleson the leaves. These features radically minimize the plants' water loss by transpiration allowing them to thrive in these extreme conditions.

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    Cactus grow in dry and hot conditions, it adapts accordingly to survive those conditions:-

    1. Their leaves are modified into spines to minimize the lose of water.

    2. Their stem has chlorophyll and perform the photosynthesis for production of food.

    3. They are spongy and hollow to store more amount of water.

    • Leaves are present in the form of spines.
    • Stems perform the function of photosynthesis.
    • Stems are covered with a waxy layer, which reduces the loss of water.
    • Roots are very deep to absorb water.
    • Stem is green and fleshy.
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    Cactus grow in dry and hot conditions, it adapts accordingly to survive those conditions:-

    1. Their leaves are modified into spines to minimize the lose of water.

    2. Their stem has chlorophyll and perform the photosynthesis for production of food.

    3. They are spongy and hollow to store more amount of water.

    • Leaves are present in the form of spines.
    • Stems perform the function of photosynthesis.
    • Stems are covered with a waxy layer, which reduces the loss of water.
    • Roots are very deep to absorb water.
    • Stem is green and fleshy.
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    The adaptive features of cactus are the followings:-

    • The cactus is able to adapt to its harsh environment, because it is able to collect water from its roots and store it on its thick stems for drought periods. When there is no more water, the stems shrink in size so as to reduce the loosing of moisture from the plant.
    • Cactiare well adapted for the desert environment. They have needle-like leaves, stomata surrounded by hairs andthick waxy cuticleson the leaves. These features radically minimize the plants' water loss by transpiration allowing them to thrive in these extreme conditions.
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